Charity Challenge (open)

Curl for a cause - raise funds for your favorite charity and awareness for your organization. Gather up four or more friends, co-workers or relatives to compete in this great event. Pick a charity of your choice and raise donations. Then come down and curl! Teams get points for dollars raised and rocks scored; the team with the highest total gets bragging rights and keeps the trophy for a year (sorry, like the Stanley Cup you must bring it back). Seasoned curlers provide coaching and instruction.

The Charity Challenge:

is for non-curlers and first year curlers.

is an exciting fund raiser

is winter sport at its best

welcomes spectators. Bring signs and cheer for your favorite team!

Information

Fees (covers equipment and ice rental, snacks, lunch, and awards)

$50 per team of four entry fee plus $10 for each additional person on the team

Entry fee due Friday, March 2, 2018.

Make check payable to the Utica Curling Club.

Preparation

Raise money for your charitable cause. Bring a cash or a check made out to the cause to the event with you

Schedule

10:00am registration

10:15 am entry fees collected

10:45am orientation

11:00am practice

noon lunch (included in entry fee)

1:00pm games

3:00pm awards ceremony

2018 Charity Challenge

The Nineteenth Annual Charity Curling Challenge sponsored by Focal Point Optics and Dr. Don Knapp Optometrist was held at the Utica Curling Club on Saturday, March 10th to benefit local charities. This year’s charity fund-raising had twelve teams of novice curlers competing and “curling for a cause”. Their efforts raised $4,071 for ten different charities. The Grand Champion Team was determined by the highest combined total of dollars raised and curling points scored:

This year’s Grand Champion Team was Team “Don’t Take Us For Granite” raising $1,450 for Hospice Oneida County.
The team was skipped by Matt Cully, 3rd Krisztina Welch, 2nd Frank Kopyt, and lead Kathleen Kopyt. Team Coach was Mitch Rubinovich.

Other charities benefiting from the event included:

Stevens-Swan Humane Society

The Utica Zoo

Wounded Warriors

YWCA

St Therese Food Pantry

Special Olympics

Abraham House

American Cancer Society

NY Mills Fire Dept.

Thank you to sponsors, coaches, ice crew, and staff for introducing people to the sport of curling while helping worthwhile causes in the community!